Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in visual effects category

Deepwater Horizon(2016)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A dramatization of the disaster back in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon created a giant explosion, which created the worst oil spill in American history.





The Matrix(1999)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.



Free Guy(2021)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game.



Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.



Iron Man 2(2010)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.



The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.



The Lion King(2019)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.



Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.



I, Robot(2004)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.



Alice in Wonderland(2010)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.



Real Steel(2011)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling promoter feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.



Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.



Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Following an accidental encounter with otherworldly vessels, an ordinary man follows a series of psychic clues to the first scheduled meeting between representatives of Earth and visitors from the cosmos.



Jurassic Park(1993)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.



The Midnight Sky(2020)

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Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.



Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.



Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg.



Apollo 13(1995)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 72

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.




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